Toxic masculinity : men, meaning, and digital media / edited by Mark McGlashan and John Mercer.

Other author McGlashan, Mark, editor.
Other author Mercer, John, 1966- editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Copyright Date©2023
Description1 online resource (xi, 189 pages) : illustrations.
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects
Masculinity.
Men--Identity.
Social media--Influence.

SeriesMasculinity, sex, and popular culture
Masculinity, sex and popular culture. ^A1455498
Contents Toxic masculinity: An introduction / Mark McGlashan and John Mercer -- Online discourses of toxic masculinity / Mark McGlashan and Isobelle Clark -- Incels, MGTOW and heteropessimism / Jacob Johanssen -- Between involuntary celibacy and incel : Outlining a worldview / Henry Price -- "Patriot bros", the fascist creep, and the spatial fantasies of white nationalist masculinity / Jason Luger -- Not just a prank : Toxic masculinity and prank culture / Max Böhner -- Ink not mink : Discourses of masculinity in animal rights campaigns / Gavin Brookes and Małgorzata Chałupnik -- Internalised homophobia or externalised transphobia : Violence against trans women in a sexual or romantic context / Ben Colliver and Joanna Jamel -- Men know, women listen : Mansplaining, manspreading and other malestream stories / Begonya Enguix Grau -- Representing Shitty Media Men and casting couch culture : Film and television's fictional reckoning with #MeToo, sexual harassment and assault / Donna Peberdy -- Trump's last gasp : Melodrama, toxic dramaturgy and zombie masculinity / John Mercer.
Abstract "Toxic Masculinity brings together scholars across disciplines to explore the ways in which toxic masculinity is constructed, configured, and represented online. What is 'toxic masculinity'? Examining what it means in the media and public discourse, the contributors have explored a constellation of behaviours, cultures, and practices that have been labelled as (or associated with) toxic masculinity including those of politicians, extremists, incels, as well as individual 'ordinary' men and their everyday behaviours. Topics covered in the collection include: Incels and MGTOW, bro culture, sexual violence, internalised homophobia, transphobia, white masculinity, and political discourse. Toxic Masculinity is intended for a broad spectrum of gender, media, cultural, and masculinity studies professionals, academics, researchers, and students. The book also includes suggestions for further reading, a discussion of methods used in each"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Biographical noteMark McGlashan is Lecturer in English Language at the Birmingham Institute of Media and English, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. John Mercer is Professor of Gender and Sexuality at Birmingham City University, United Kingdom.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 01, 2023).
Issued in other formPrint version: Toxic masculinity 1 Edition. New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781032205007
LCCN 2022035181
ISBN9781003263883 electronic book
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